Animation of the month is Jane and the Dragon. Based on the children's book of Martin Bayton, Jane and the dragon has been turn to short animated series. Even though it was only two seasons, Jane and the Dragon is cherished cartoon with sophisticated animation.
The series follows the adventures of Jane, an adolesent girl in medieval times who is training to be the first girl knight, and her best friend dragon, a 300 year old carefree dragon (duh) who is in the search of his kind and his history.
The two friends started out as enemies but when they came to the realization that neither of them like to play the roles they are ment to play. While Dragon is expected to be cruel and vicious, Jane is ment to become a lady in waiting. From that point on the two not only become best of friends but they help each other out in achieving their dream. With Dragons help, Jane gets Closer to becoming the first girl knight, and with Jane's assistance dragon gets closer to unlocking his past and finding more about himself everyday. The serise is full of comedy and memorable charactors, that is sure to be a favorite among children and those who still think their children.
One of the biggest inspertion for this children's cartoon is the traditional fairy tale roles of female charator. While most of us grew up loving hearing stories of brave men saving the damsel in distress, Bayton hated them. He grew tired of female charactors constantly Cast as "the whimps", and so he created Jane and the dragon. A Heartfelt story that encourages not play the roles you were cast with, but to play the one you were born for.
While it is still unknown for why this show was cut short (at least it still is to me) one guess is the author wanted to focus on writing his novel. However that is still a guess. Nevertheless, you can still enjoy Jane and the Dragon on the kids' channel known as Qubo, and Martin Bayton's short stories.
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